US EditionDemocratic senator warns colleagues of ‘distorted system’ if college sports bill passes
Senator Maria Cantwell cautions that the SCORE Act could increase financial disparities, with Power Four conferences set to receive $63 million more than others in 2025, widening the gap.
- Sen. Maria Cantwell warned that a bill regulating college sports would solidify an unsustainable gap between the biggest athletic conferences and others.
- Cantwell argued it would lock in a system favoring the Big Ten and Southeastern Conferences, rewarding them at the expense of smaller schools, student athletes, and future Olympic competitiveness.
- Billionaire Cody Campbell, lobbying for change, urged amending a law preventing conferences from pooling TV rights, which he said could create a more even playing field.
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Democratic senator warns colleagues of ‘distorted system’ if college sports bill passes
Sen. Maria Cantwell warned her colleagues Wednesday that a bill heading to the House floor that would regulate college sports would solidify an unsustainable and growing gap between the natin’s biggest athletic conferences and everyone else. In a letter to members of the Senate Commerce Committee, where Cantwell, D-Wash., is the ranking member, she references the SCORE Act, which the House is set to vote on next week. The NCAA and its top confer…
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Democratic senator warns colleagues of 'distorted system' if college sports bill passes
Sen. Maria Cantwell has warned that a bill regulating college sports could widen the gap between major athletic conferences and others.
Democratic Senator Warns Colleagues of 'Distorted System' if College Sports Bill Passes
Sen. Maria Cantwell warned her colleagues Wednesday that a bill heading to the House floor that would regulate college sports would solidify an unsustainable and growing gap between the natin's biggest athletic conferences and everyone else.
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